Kodarma (also spelled as Koderma) is a city and a
notified area
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in the
Koderma subdivision of the
Koderma district
Koderma district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Koderma is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Koderma district was created on 10 April 1994, after being carved out of the original Hazaribag ...
in the
Indian state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...
.
Demographics
As per
2011 Census of India
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, Kodarma
Nagar Parishad had a total population of 24,633 of which 12,941 were males and 11,692 females.
Scheduled Castes
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numbered 1,691 and
Scheduled Tribes
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numbered 153.
India
census
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, Kodarma had a population of 17,160. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kodarma has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kodarma, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
There are a number of schools and degree colleges in Kodarma:
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Capital University
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is a private university established in 2018.
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Jharkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya
Jharkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya or JMV is a private law school situated beside Ashram Road at Jhumri Talaiya in Koderma District in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The college offers five-years integrated LL.B., and three-years LL.B. course approved ...
*
Jagannath Jain College
*Govt. Polytechnic, Koderma
*Grizzly College of Education
*Ramgovind Institute of Technology, it is a private polytechnic college
*PVSS DAV Public School, Jhumri Telaiya
Hospitals
Sadar Hospital is the government owned public hospital in the city.
Economy
Koderma Thermal Power Station a coal-based 1000MW power plant of
DVC was established in 2012 employing thousands of people.
See also
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Kodarma district
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Jhumri Telaiya
References
{{Authority control
Koderma district
Community development blocks in Jharkhand
Community development blocks in Koderma district